New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-03-10
vaey ascertaned favored stronger ion than the
bill proposes
GENERAL BULLERS REPORT.
THE PLAN OF CAMPAIGN JUSTIFIED.
HICKs-BEACH's RESIGNATION BLOW TO TIE
GOVERNMENT -TREvELYAN GOES BACK TO
THE LIBERAL FOLD-THERE is NO
pOUND TABLE CONFERENCE.

ROUNp-TABLf CONFERENCE.
tBY CABLE TO THE NEw-YoRK TRiBUNEl
Copyrioht; 1887; North American Cdote Hems CO.
LoSpON, March 9.-I have been enabled TO see an
advance proot of the official report of General Bulers
evidence before the Cowper Land Commission which
will be published this week. The official version,
though in some parts bearing marks OF having been
siphtly cooked, is a striking corroboraton of the
version given in Lord Mltowns letter which United
Ireland" published several months ago and which l
sent you at the time. la the proof now before me zen
eral Butler SAYS several remarkable things. "The
law" he SAYS "shoud look after the DOOR, but instead
OF this in Ireland it has only looked after the nch
That at least appears to me to be me case 1n S1a
enged tor this saying Dy Lord MitOwn General Butler
repeats There is not much law III this country put
what law there really the Tide OF the rich
Rents" he declares, have been too high. ana u Is
the pressure of high rents that produces agrarlah u
turbance." He suggests the establishment OF court
which would have power to fix rents according 10 tho
prices of agriculture al produce and TO stay evct9ns
wherever equity demanded it. With regard TO his
famous sayirg. according to the United Ireland
version that the League Was the salvation OF the
people, what he in the official report Is that the
people think the League is their salvation put then
he saws practically the same thing himseif III the
official version. "Nobody." he declares, DID any
thing for the uql the League was established,
and when the landlords could not let their farms they
" ere forced to consider the question OF reht'
As to moonlighting he denied tnat 1t was portion
of the machinery of the League. The moonlighters
were usually bands of idle fellows out OF work VINO
got into the habit OF roaming round the country at
their own account. great many moo nh hting AFFAIRS
arise from family disputes" lie quoted numerous
instances in support of his assertions wllch are OF
great interest but which it would engthen this dis
patch too much TO than refer to. No wonder
Lord Cowper and his commission decided they Lad
enough OF the gallant General after about hfteen nun
utes his blunt conversation The publication OF tnis
evidence and OF the minority report OF Mr. hnpe' tue
tenant farmer member OF the commission not TO speak
of the majority report ITSELF will seriously damage the
Government Mr. Knipe dissents from the majority in
order to object to censue OF the people or COM
blning against rack rents until the Government nave
provided them with substitute tor coordination IN
The shape of al Grafton OF the law. The majority
reyort urges that there should be no delay ABOUT
amending the land act the lines suggested by Mr.
Parnel The idea of proceeding TO coercion IN iace OF
such admo iii ions from their officials will probably
piove more than Parliament can swallow.
Sir Michael Hicks-Beachs resignation is a blow OF
incacuiable consequence TO the Unonists His health
has broken down. doubt, but what has really
broken down his spirit and what he is really sick OF
is the attempt TO govern Ireland according TO Dublin
Castle He is simply another Chief Secretary gone the
way OF Forster and Treyeiyan. and his giving up the
ghost at this critical time is the most conspicuous and
Impressive confession the tailnre OF the alternative
nolicy TO Home Rule that could I've imagined His
cessor Mr. Baltour is Lord Salisburys nephew. lie is
a angud dIlettante rather than politician. The
appointment OF this weak young nan. taken Ia con
necton with Lord SasbUrys speech on Saturday, in-
dicates that the Tories have grown utterly desperate
and that Lord SALISBURY INKS OF taking the control OF
the Irish government into his own hands. They are
anxious to provoke collision with the people IN the
procamations prosecutions and b1tonnge have tailed
TO produce Like the Court at Versailles which felt
certain the French Revolution could he queled with
Whit OF grapesbot. so Lord Salisbury thinks he can
Law the Irish Revolution with whih OF buckshot. lie
oniy hopes that things will iipen SO as 10 enate him
to send over General Wolseey and proclaim martial
law for nobody knows better than he the utter use
iessness of milk and water coercion Things are rpen-
ing pretty fast, the occurrence at longhal yener
dav where one man killed and several wounded
by bayoact charge OF the police proves beyond oues-
ton. The state of affairs the Ponsonby estate,
which the landlords OF the South OF Ireland have de
termined TO make a battle ground. may have occa-
sion 10 describe in future dispatch.
Rumors again going around as TO the hopeful
prospects OF the Round Table Conference. They are
utterly baseless. The Round Table remains IN the
state was when sised OF its conplete smash
mp weeks ago Ii has never met since and IT viii IN
all probability meet again. II any scheme IA
developed which will reunte all the sections OF the Lib
eral party il won't come from the Round Table, hut
will be one of those miracles that the force of crcum
stances sometimes brings about Sir George Ire elyan
has certainly been converted predicted III nv last
dispatch. but Mr.. Chamberlain is more bitterly hostile
than ever. The report that Mr. Parnell has been
prvy TO these Liberal family negotiations is utterly
absurd, need hardly say /. i. GILL, VI. l..